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Family History Library to offer free online Nordic Seminar

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The Family History Library in Salt Lake City will be offering a free Nordic Seminar from Nov. 11-15, 2019.

Times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Monday, Nov. 11

11:30 a.m. – Scandinavian Handwriting

12:45 p.m. – Solving Nordic Problems Using FamilySearch Wiki

3:15 p.m. – Sorting Identities Within Nordic Countries

4:30 p.m. – Time Saving Strategies for Nordic Research

Tuesday, Nov. 12

11:30 a.m. – Sweden Mantalslangder

12:45 p.m. – Databases to Search Church Books and Population Registers in ArkivDigital

3:15 p.m. – To America and Back Again – Successfully Navigating Swedish Emigration

4:30 p.m. – Swedish Military, Census, Passenger Lists and Other Collections in ArkivDigital

Wednesday, Nov. 13

11:30 a..m – Introduction to the Swedish Estate Inventory Records

12:45 p.m. – Sweden – Find the Unknown Father

3:15 p.m. – Norway Finnskog

4:30 p.m. – Sieleregister for Norway

Thursday, Nov. 14

11:30 a.m. – Pre-1867 Emigration Records in Norway

12:45 p.m. – Finding Place of Origin in Norway

3:15 p.m. – 1891 Norway Census

4:30 p.m. – Denmark Tax Records

Friday, Nov. 15

11:30 a.m. – Denmark Military Levying Rolls

12:45 p.m. – Denmark Vaccination Records in Denmark

3:15 p.m. – Proving Identity Through Multiple Strategies

4:30 p.m. – Denmark Probate

To attend any of the seminar webinars, go to:  https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars,  scroll down to Upcoming Webinars and click on Nordic Countries Research Webinars, then select the webinar of interest.

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Free webinar to focus on Scandinavian research

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Illinois State Genealogical Society will present a free webinar tomorrow, Feb. 3, at 9 p.m.

Researching the Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark, and Sweden) is very different from researching in the US.

Some of the topics covered will be:
*Overview of the influence of history and geography
*Patronymics
*Alphabets of each language – extra letters and search techniques
*Use of dates and calendar basics
*Hints for keeping on track and searching efficiently
*Resources for each country

To register for this free webinar, go to:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6829079176792483329

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Two webinars to be offered on Thursday

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The Florida State Genealogical Society will present a free webinar this Thursday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m.

The webinar, “Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan,” will be presented by J. Mark Lowe.

The probability of creating a successful research project is greatly enhanced when the project begins with a precise statement of research goals and reasoning for the process. Learn a simple technique for breaking down difficult research problems into manageable segments and how to get more research done while remaining focused.

J. Mark Lowe is a full-time professional genealogist, author, and lecturer who specializes in original records and manuscripts throughout the South.

You must register for this free webinar. To register, go to:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2367608438153798657

Heritage Collector will present a free webinar on Thursday entitled “Scandinavian Genealogy Research” at 9 p.m.

Learn about the records locations and strategies that are most important to document Scandinavian families. Focus will be on the most important fundamental sources and strategies needed to accurately prove a Scandinavian genealogy.

You must register for this free webinar. To register, go to:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8564395498996451329

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